Trust Fellow in Paediatric Surgery (ST3+ equivalent)

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well-integrated Paediatric Surgery team based at the Great North Children's Hospital. You will support with the provision of specialist paediatric surgical services to the Northern Region, which will include three elective operating lists and two outpatient sessions per week, as well as ward assessment and management of elective and emergency admissions., This post is based in the Department of Paediatric Surgery in the New Victoria Wing of the Royal Victoria Infirmary, which provides Specialist Paediatric Surgical services to the Northern Region.

This post is available from March/April 2025 for 12 months. You will hold MRCS or equivalent and will be fully registered with the GMC at time of application. You will be an effective team worker with the ability to communicate well with both patients and staff at all levels. Previous clinical experience in both the UK or overseas in Paediatric Surgery would be desirable.

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.